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Jul 29, 2026

Biden needs to reverse Pompeo on Israel/Palestine
Tsela Barr and Jeff Spitzer-Resnick, The Cap Times, Dec 4, 2020
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2020.12.03 Update: Rep. Mark Pocan Virtual Town Hall on Palestine
Please thank Rep. Pocan for participating in the town hall and for being a champion…
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Palestine Partners and Women in Hebron
Dear Friends, Last year at this time my friend Laila was visiting the US, bringing…
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The Pompeo Doctrine
Well, this is interesting. From State's readout on @SecPompeo visit to a settlement in occupied…
BDS, boycott, Israeli, sanction, settlers, terrorism, West Bank
Urgent news from Sheikh Jarrah
November 13, 2020 I’m writing with some urgent news from East Jerusalem that hits very…
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2020.11.11: Madison’s Virtual Fair Trade Holiday Festival is Open!
Our online store, Madison-Rafah Marketplace, has added crafts to our olive oil sales. We offer…
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Israel Sends Maher al-Akhras to Death
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), Ref: 115/2020, 02 November 2020
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Trump administration considers labeling top humanitarian groups ‘anti-Semitic’
Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and Oxfam are included John Hudson, Washington Post, Oct. 21,…
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Diplomats tour Palestinian communities Israel is expelling from the South Hebron Hills
B’Tselem, 19 October 2020
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Tell General Mills: Stop manufacturing Pillsbury products on stolen Palestinian land!
Did you know that food giant General Mills is manufacturing Pillsbury products on stolen Palestinian…
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8-month-old baby with heart problems needed to exit Gaza
Celine Jaber, Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI), August 16, 2020 Dear friends, A…
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What Comes First, an Israeli Army Firing Zone or Palestinian Villages?
Amira Hass, Haaretz, 03/08/2020 Next Monday the justices of the High Court of Justice will…
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Israel issues demolition notice for Palestinian cave home
‘I didn’t make the cave. It has existed since antiquity,’ says Ahmed Amarneh from West…
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Israel demolishes Palestinian coronavirus testing centre
Akram Al-Waara and Mustafa Abu Sneineh, Middle East Eye, 21 July 2020
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If Not Now Rallies Against Annexation
American Jews playing klezmer in front of House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi’s home in San Francisco…
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Palestinians say Israel stole ancient baptismal font from Bethlehem town
YUMNA PATEL, Mondoweiss, JULY 20, 2020
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Release Palestinian bodies for burial
Ahmad Erekat was unlawfully killed by Israeli occupation forces 24 days ago. His body, among…
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Time’s Up Israel: Get Your Knee Off Palestine’s Neck
SAM BAHOUR, CounterPunch, July 16, 2020
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2020.07.27: Pandemic and the Creative Response
JULY 27 Pandemic and the Creative Response: How can art pave the way for justice?…
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I No Longer Believe in a Jewish State
For decades I argued for separation between Israelis and Palestinians. Now, I can imagine a…
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Biden needs to reverse Pompeo on Israel/Palestine

2020.12.03 Update: Rep. Mark Pocan Virtual Town Hall on Palestine

Palestine Partners and Women in Hebron

The Pompeo Doctrine

Urgent news from Sheikh Jarrah

2020.11.11: Madison’s Virtual Fair Trade Holiday Festival is Open!

Israel Sends Maher al-Akhras to Death

Trump administration considers labeling top humanitarian groups ‘anti-Semitic’

Diplomats tour Palestinian communities Israel is expelling from the South Hebron Hills

Tell General Mills: Stop manufacturing Pillsbury products on stolen Palestinian land!

8-month-old baby with heart problems needed to exit Gaza

What Comes First, an Israeli Army Firing Zone or Palestinian Villages?

Israel issues demolition notice for Palestinian cave home

Israel demolishes Palestinian coronavirus testing centre

If Not Now Rallies Against Annexation

Palestinians say Israel stole ancient baptismal font from Bethlehem town

Release Palestinian bodies for burial

Time’s Up Israel: Get Your Knee Off Palestine’s Neck

2020.07.27: Pandemic and the Creative Response

I No Longer Believe in a Jewish State